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Archive for September, 2011
« Previous EntriesIn Plain Sight: Community Resource Lessons from Dr. Ben Carson
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011Dr. Ben Carson is one of my heroes. Partly because he was the first black man to lead Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Partly because of his groundbreaking medical achievements, including being the first doctor to successfully separate siamese twins conjoined at the head. Partly because he is what I as an urban [...]
Monday Morning MP3: The Rest of the Jeremiah 29:11 Story
Monday, September 26th, 2011Jeremiah 29: The Rest of the Story Recorded at Abounding Grace Ministries on August 14, 2011 Jeremiah 29:11 is a favorite passage for celebrating milestones like weddings and graduations. But it was written to 10,000 political prisoners who had been been stripped of their power, possessions, and positions and forced to march across the desert [...]
Nothing Like Thank You from a Former Student
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011This morning I had a pleasant surprise when my FaceBook newsfeed included this Note from a former student. Community Pledge I remember being 15 years old when I first recited this pledge to the instructors at Xcel. Today, this community pledge still remains part of the foundation of who I am and the values I strive [...]
Monday Morning MP3: September 11 Memorial Service
Monday, September 19th, 2011September 11 Ten Years Later: The City We Can Rebuild Recorded September 11, 2011, at Shore Road Park, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, at a multi-congregational, open-air 9/11 Memorial Service Ten years ago, the Towers fell and New York City began rebuilding. As we honor the memory of those who lost their lives that day, what City [...]
Reaching Out Reflections: Nameless, Faceless Possibilities
Thursday, September 15th, 2011[Ed. note: published in the October 2011 issues of Tristate Voice and Love Express.] If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” [...]
Reaching Out Program, 9.10.11
Thursday, September 15th, 2011Amazingly, this lineup of speakers, many of them “legends” in evangelical America, agreed to speak at Reaching Out: A Sacred Assembly in 60, 120, or 180 second increments. Almost all of them stayed to their time, and not one received an introduction. Reflections coming soon. Spoken Word The Block Song: “Our God” Welcome Rev. Louis [...]
Remembering 9/11: A Just World
Monday, September 12th, 2011On 9.10.11, I had the privilege of offering a reflection on justice during the Renewal prayer segment at Reaching Out: A Sacred Assembly. Here’s what I shared. Reaching Out: A Sacred Assembly, 9.10.11 Renewal Reflection: A Just World Ten years ago the Towers fell and our City began rebuilding. Today we pray as Jesus taught [...]
Prayer to Remember 9/11
Monday, September 12th, 2011Love how President Obama returned prayer to Ground Zero’s 10th Anniversary 9/11 ceremony, despite Mayor Bloomberg’s protestations that prayer had no place at a civic memorial service. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com On Friday September 9, The Blaze wrote about Mayor Bloomberg’s zero prayer controversy. New York City-based Christian leader Pastor Rick Del Rio shared his [...]
Monday Morning MP3: A Tale of Two Fathers
Monday, September 12th, 2011On the morning after the 10th anniversary of 9/11, here’s a sermon to challenge our vision of the future — specifically the relationship between Christians and our Muslim cousins. A Tale of Two Fathers Recorded at Abounding Grace Ministries on Father’s Day, 2011 The Biblical character Ishmael had two dads, an earthly father Abraham who [...]
Remembering 9/11 – Tomorrow, 9/11/11
Saturday, September 10th, 2011I’m honored to be speaking at this community worship service on the morning of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 in my neighborhood. Hope you can join us.
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